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Centennial Instructional Practice
April 25, 2014
8:00- 9:45 Late Start
  • Organize into MRL groups
  • Goal Progress
    • Reflective journal on goal progress - 5 minute write
    • Complete teacher progress chart entry
    • Discuss and share
  • Instructional Rounds
    • Discuss what was learned during instructional rounds
      • What was observed?
      • How did the experience validate what you already do?
      • What questions did the experience generate?
      • What might you try?
    • Discuss instructional rounds process
      • What went well?
      • What might we change?
  • Video Self Reflection - using the form
    • Share the observations
    • What went well?
    • What would you do differently?
    • What did you learn about your teaching?
  • Next steps for the end of the school year:
    • Summary; what did you learn about your teaching (5 minute write) based on:
      • Goal progress
      • Instructional rounds
      • Video Self Reflection
    • What will you try and change between now and the end of the year? ( 5 minute write)
    • Challenges - posted on the Community:
      • Conduct a student survey
      • Conduct a short research project - or plan one for next year based on your goal
      • Video tape strategies tied to your goal
March 28, 2014
8:00- 9:45 Late Start
  • Discuss Logistics for
    • Video Self Reflections
    • Instructional Rounds
  • Complete Reflection Log
  • Discuss Goal Progress - Mix up the teams
  • Complete the self reflection form with videos
  • Participate in video rounds
March 17, 2014
8:30 - 11:00 a.m.


February 21
Late start 8:00-10:00
BART - Chapter 4
  • Pre-Inservice Instructions:
    1. Read Chapter 4 highlighting key vocabulary terms and important ideas.
    2. Answer the Chapter 4 Comprehension Questions on page 59.
    3. Go to page 182 and compare your answers with the key.
  • Agenda
    • Chapter 4 Overview and activities.
    • Refer to the growth goals you created after reading Chapter 3 and completing the self-evaluation.
    • Choose one of your goals and select the corresponding Element from the Compendium (beginning on page 83).
    • Focus on the specific steps of the strategy/macro and DO one of the following:
      • develop a protocol
      • develop fluency with a strategy
      • make adaptations to a strategy
      • integrate several strategies to create a macrostrategy
    • Share your plan on the Google Community.
    • Comment on one plan within the Google Community
    • Preview Chapter 5 - Video Self Reflection

October 11
Late start 8:00-10:00
BART - Chapters 1-2
Centennnial New Content.pptx


October 21
PD Day
1:30-3:30
BART - Chapter 3
Self Audit
Google Form
Setting Growth Goals
Centennial MRL Self Assess.pptx




February 21
Late start 8:00-10:00
BART - Chapters 3-6

March 17
PD Day
Time and topic TBA

March 22
Late start 8:00-10:00
Topic TBA

April 25
Late start 8:00-10:00
Topic TBA
KIDSBLOG

September 13 Reflective Teaching

8:00-10:00
Agenda

April 19 Proficiency Scale and Engagement

8:00-10:00
8:00- 9:00 Proficiency Scales
  • Discussions about where we are relative to proficiency scales
  • Grade level work/discussions on Essentials and Scales - break on their own
    • Elementary - Scale Development
    • Secondary - Reflection and continued development
      • Reflection/Discussion of proficiency scale pilot
        • What scale did you pilot?
        • What was the student response?
        • What worked well?
        • What would you change?
9:00 Engagement
  • Meet as a big group for introduction of process
  • Break into 3 MRL teams
  • Engagement Discussion (from the Teachers Reflective Guide)
  • Lesson Segments Enacted on the Spot pages 25-33)
  • Design Questions 5-9
  • During this morning sharing:
    • What do I currently do?
    • What do I want to try?
    • What resources do you need to move forward?

Resources for engagement:
Thinglink
iPad App Resources
Appo Learning has review of apps by level and content area
Lenny's math apps
Craft Knowledge Wiki
ESU 6 YouTube Channel
ESU 6 Vocab page game templates, flash card spreadsheet plus more.
Lenny's Homework Alternatives Ways to make homework more interactive

March 11 Proficiency Scale Development

8:30-10:30

February 15 Essential Learning and Scales

  • Overview of Proficiency Scales
  • Draft one scale for an essential learning to be taught prior to March 11
  • Pilot the scale in the classroom - share with students
  • Marzano Proficiency Scale Bank - Requires account
  • Upcoming Training
    • March 11: Reflect on scales - complete for classes
2.15.13 Centennial Scales.pptx

Scale_Template (1).docx


October 22 Essential Learning and Scales

Upcoming Training
  • November 16 late start: Work on Essentials
  • January 4: Complete Essentials Draft
  • February 15 late start: Training on Scales
  • March 11: Complete Scales

March 12 Training

Agenda
Session PPT: Centennial March 12.pptx
  • Team discussions about strategies using the discussion form
  • Video Rounds
  • Procedures and Routines: Grouping
  • Engagement
    • Lineups- fold and split the line
    • Taboo
    • Give one, Get one - Video
    • Musical Cards - Jen Video
    • Group Password
  • iPad Resources iPad App Resources
  • Team Discussions about next steps

February 15 Training

Craft knowledge document, links and videos are at http://esu6craftknowledge.wikispaces.com/
Choral Response--a better way to elicit student response when answers are short and the same.
Flash card Plus http://esu6vocabulary.wikispaces.com/Reinforcing+Taught+Words scroll down the page to find the spreadsheet and some samples.
Quizlet web site http://quizlet.com/
Quizlet for the iPad is found at Flashcards* (green box inside brackets with a white check)

January 3 Staff Development

8:30-12:00
Toby Boss tboss@esu6.net
Lenny VerMaas lennyvermaas@gmail.com Web Site http://lvermaas.wikispaces.com/

Agenda
  • Goals - Toby
    • Provide an overview of the Art and Science of Teaching
    • Provide strategies for routines and engagement
    • Develop team goals and action plans


  • Overview of Marzano Research Laboratory (MRL) Instructional Model
    • The Art and Science of Teaching Video
    • Lesson Segments
    • Design Questions

  • Lesson Segments Involving Routine Events
    • Design Question 6: What will I do to establish or maintain classroom rules and procedures?


  • Team Discussions
    • What routines are used in your classroom?
    • How do you teach and maintain classroom rules and procedures?
    • What strategies do you use to engage students?
    • What area will your team target as a goal?
    • What will you try in your classroom?
    • What will we be expected to report next time?

Resources
iPad App Resources
Craft Knowledge Wiki
ESU 6 YouTube Channel
ESU 6 Vocab page game templates, flash card spreadsheet plus more.